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How to communicate $frac52$ to other people orally? [on hold]
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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.
But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?
It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?
fractions pronunciation
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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.
But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?
It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?
fractions pronunciation
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put on hold as off-topic by Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, Eevee Trainer, Parcly Taxel, dantopa yesterday
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is not about mathematics, within the scope defined in the help center." – Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, dantopa
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"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.
But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?
It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?
fractions pronunciation
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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.
But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?
It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?
fractions pronunciation
fractions pronunciation
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put on hold as off-topic by Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, Eevee Trainer, Parcly Taxel, dantopa yesterday
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put on hold as off-topic by Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, Eevee Trainer, Parcly Taxel, dantopa yesterday
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is not about mathematics, within the scope defined in the help center." – Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, dantopa
5
$begingroup$
"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
2
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
2
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
1
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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– dotancohen
21 hours ago
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5
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"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
2
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
2
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
1
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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– dotancohen
21 hours ago
5
5
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"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
2
2
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
2
2
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
1
1
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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– dotancohen
21 hours ago
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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21 hours ago
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I would say "five halves".
A few more characters.
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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12 hours ago
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.
In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".
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In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.
If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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Your images have made me hungry!
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In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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4 Answers
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I would say "five halves".
A few more characters.
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
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I would say "five halves".
A few more characters.
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
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I would say "five halves".
A few more characters.
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I would say "five halves".
A few more characters.
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marty cohen
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
add a comment |
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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– Overmind
yesterday
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In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
$endgroup$
– Overmind
yesterday
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
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@Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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– Noah Schweber
12 hours ago
add a comment |
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.
In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".
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add a comment |
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.
In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".
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add a comment |
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.
In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.
In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".
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badjohn
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In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.
If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
add a comment |
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In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.
If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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2
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
add a comment |
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In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.
If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.
If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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dotancohen
2
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
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2
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
2
2
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
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Your images have made me hungry!
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– John Omielan
yesterday
add a comment |
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In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
add a comment |
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In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
4
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
add a comment |
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In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"
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In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
4
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
add a comment |
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
4
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
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Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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– badjohn
yesterday
4
4
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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– Pere
yesterday
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It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
$begingroup$
It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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– badjohn
yesterday
add a comment |
5
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"five over two"?
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
yesterday
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@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
yesterday
2
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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila♦
yesterday
2
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
yesterday
1
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I've edited the question to bring it on topic for math.SE, as it is a good question that has implications for effective communication.
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– dotancohen
21 hours ago